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2nd Annual Richard Siegel Memorial Program
FILM WATCH PARTY AND DISCUSSION:
"HOW ONE WOMAN CHANGED THE FACE OF AMERICAN JUDAISM:
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RACHEL COWAN"
MODERATED BY RABBI LAURA GELLER
Richard Siegel at a ChaiVillageLA Passover Seder
Richard Siegel (z"l) relished the opportunity to learn something new or important, especially when in the company of friends. To commemorate Richard and his love of learning, ChaiVillageLA is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Richard Siegel Memorial Program.
The program will feature a powerful film, "Dying Doesn't Feel Like What I'm Doing," about the incredible journey of Rabbi Rachel Cowan, a remarkable Jewish leader and a dear friend of Richard's. Following a group viewing of the film, Rabbi Laura Geller will moderate a discussion with distinguished guests: the filmmaker Paula Weinman-Kelman, Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, and author and USC professor Geoffrey Cowan.
The Program:
9:45 AM - "Dying Doesn't Feel Like What I'm Doing" Film Watch Party
11:00 AM - Discussion and Q & A
The film and discussion will be accessed via a special Zoom link.
Registration is mandatory.
After registration, the USC Casden Institute will send an email with your Zoom link.
We will NOT be using the ChaiVillageLA Zoom link.
Click the Register Now button to sign up or contact the ChaiVillageLA office at 310-871-2721 for assistance.
We encourage participants to watch the film together at 9:45 AM, via Zoom.
However, for those who wish to watch it on August 28 or 29, please CLICK HERE to request a Vimeo link and password, which you will receive on August 28.
If you have watched the film in advance, make sure to register for the Zoom program, so that you can join the discussion at 11:00 AM.
ChaiVillageLA members, Temple Emanuel and Temple Isaiah members, and interested friends are welcome to attend.
Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Friends
About Rabbi Rachel Cowan and the Film:
Rachel Cowan was a civil rights activist, community organizer, the first female Jew by choice ordained as a Rabbi, a beloved and influential mindfulness teacher, a grandmother, and a wise elder. And then she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Living each day fully, she turned dying into an opportunity to experience gratitude.
The powerful 60-minute film, "Dying Doesn't Feel Like What I'm Doing," explores the extraordinary life and last months of Rabbi Rachel Cowan.
Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Emerita of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, was the first woman to be selected through a national search to lead a major metropolitan synagogue as Senior Rabbi. She is a co-founder of the first synagogue based village, ChaiVillageLA, which is part of the national Village Movement. Rabbi Geller and Richard Siegel co-wrote the excellent resource Getting Good at Getting Older.
Paula Weiman-Kelman, producer and director of "Dying Doesn't Feel Like What I'm Doing," is a veteran documentary filmmaker known for moving portraits of inspiring women as well as complex mosaics with multiple characters. Her films "Eyes Wide Open" and "Fringes" explore fundamental issues in the contemporary world.
Riv-Ellen Prell is Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago. Professor Prell's books include Prayer and Community: The Havurah in American Judaism; Interpreting Women's Lives: Personal Narratives and Feminist Theory (with the Personal Narratives Group); and Fighting to Become Americans: Jews, Gender and the Anxiety of Assimilation.
Geoffrey Cowan, brother-in-law of Rachel Cowan, is a lawyer, professor, author, and non-profit executive. He has served as the first president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, a USC University Professor, and as the Director of the USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. His most recent book is Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.
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